utensil

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We have reason to believe that the first part of this name had no connection with that domestic utensil which is intimately associated with tea!

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  1. noun An instrument, implement, or container used domestically, especially in a kitchen. See Synonyms at tool.

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  • So, to save my sanity, this photo utilises the macro setting to blur it all out behind a kitchen utensil*. —  slippedstitch
  • The best kitchen utensil is the one you use every day. —  More Hip Than Hippie Podcast
  • Using the silky soft bread as a utensil is pretty much required.
  • Legalizing cannabis herb will remove all pretexts for harrassing you for owning a utensil -- or eventually a vaporizer, or an E-CIGARETTE with cartridges loaded with THC instead of nicotine. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • While this utensil is most certainly classified as a 'luxury good', I would be very curious to see / hear if it's worth the price tag. —  Better Living Through Design
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implement ·  cutlery ·  crockery ·  furniture ·  ware ·  spoon ·  appliance ·  necessaries ·  pottery ·  kettle ·  trinket ·  pot

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utensil:   utensils
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilia, utensils, from neuter pl. of ūtēnsilis, fit for use, from ūtī, to use.

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  1. Early modern English utensile; Middle English utensyl; from Old French utensile, French ustensile (with s erroneously inserted in imitation of Old French ustil, ostil, French outil, implement (see hustlement), or us, use) = Spanish utensilio = Portuguese utensilio = Italian utensile, from Latin utensile, usually in plural utensilia, a thing fit for use, a utensil, neuter of utensilis, fit for use, useful, from uti, use: see use, Cf. utile.
 

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/juˈtɛnsɪl/
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